Just weeks after anti-Israel protests rocked college campuses across the country — closing off buildings, canceling classes and exams, and even disrupting graduation ceremonies — “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg claimed on Wednesday that no one was teaching the younger generation to protest for things. Goldberg made the comments during Wednesday’s broadcast of the ABC midday talk show, during a conversation about former President Barack Obama — and the fact that his two daughters, raised in the White House, have expressed no interest in getting into politics. “So, as funny as that is, it’s also really sad. Does that mean that politics have gotten so nasty that young people don’t want to go into it?” Goldberg asked. Joy Behar expressed her disappointment, complaining that she would prefer to have Obama back — and Sunny Hostin agreed, but she said she understood why the Obamas might not want their daughters to follow their father into politics. “A lot of black mothers, especially, would be nervous about their children getting into politics because of the racial bias that still exists in this country. The societal bias, the structural racism that still exists in this country,” she claimed, adding, “But you know, we need less influencers and more leaders. We do. We need fresh blood.” She went on to say that young people needed to be more worried about standing on “the right side of history” than they were in building a brand on social media, prompting a response from Goldberg. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP WATCH: Whoopi bizarrely suggests that young people don’t protest things anymore: “We have not taught young people how to stand for stuff…we were forced to do it because our brothers or sisters or uncles and cousins were thrown into wars…There were things we were fighting for.” pic.twitter.com/ZBLfWjImZB — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 19, 2024 “I think we have not taught them how to do that. We haven’t —” Goldberg began. “I have to tell you; we have not taught young people how to stand for stuff. They’re learning. But this is not something — we were forced to do it because our brothers or sisters or uncles and cousins were thrown into wars. They were thrown into stuff.  Women wanted the opportunity to go to school. There were things we were fighting for.” “I think a lot of the problem is because people keep saying — where are the grown-ups? Talking about us. And I say, we’ve done this. We’ve been doing it. We’re waiting for y’all to come,” she added.

Vice President Kamala Harris faced a wave of backlash over a video celebrating Pride Month and showing her visit with the cast of Bravo’s “Queer Eye.” Harris posted the video on Tuesday, along with the following caption: “The cast of @QueerEye joined me at the White House to discuss the hard-fought progress the LGBTQI+ community has made in the past 20 years. Thank you for a meaningful conversation, for giving my office your stamp of approval, and for being fabulous.” WATCH: The cast of @QueerEye joined me at the White House to discuss the hard-fought progress the LGBTQI+ community has made in the past 20 years. Thank you for a meaningful conversation, for giving my office your stamp of approval, and for being fabulous. pic.twitter.com/L3pzaYpo1W — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) June 18, 2024 Critics quickly pointed out that many Americans were far more concerned with illegal immigration and the porous southern border — of which Harris was supposed to be the czar — and inflation than they were with things like whether or not her office got their official “stamp of approval.” “Yep. Totally run with this,” Joe Concha posted. Yep. Totally run with this. https://t.co/dFKeVzHn2u — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) June 19, 2024 “Bill Clinton was the first president to invite leaders of the gay and lesbian community to the White House in 1993. This is what it looked like, because they were serious people doing something serious, not celebrity clowns,” David Marcus added. Bill Clinton was the first president to invite leaders of the gay and lesbian community to the White House in 1993. This is what it looked like, because they were serious people doing something serious, not celebrity clowns. https://t.co/r11n7536My pic.twitter.com/XmiuLGQaGX — David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) June 18, 2024 “It’s like a government test of the perfect weapon to destroy charisma. Can she crush the vibe of even these four exceptionally charming men?” Mary Katherine Ham posted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP It’s like a government test of the perfect weapon to destroy charisma. Can she crush the vibe of even these four exceptionally charming men? https://t.co/npSPVptjTz — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) June 19, 2024 “The Biden campaign should definitely run this as an ad in Midwestern swing states,” Doug Powers suggested. The Biden campaign should definitely run this as an ad in Midwestern swing states. https://t.co/gz1huR0Luq — Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) June 19, 2024 Actor Matthew Marsden summed up the situation: “They are losing the black and Hispanic vote, so they are trying to pander to another group. Since when does the White House need the ‘stamp of approval’ of a bunch of dudes on a tv show? All this while we are getting dragged into a war, terrorists are flooding over our borders and people are struggling to pay their bills. Don’t tell me Republicans are out of touch with the common man.” They are losing the black and Hispanic vote, so they are trying to pander to another group. Since when does the White House need the “ stamp of approval” of a bunch of dudes on a tv show? All this while we are getting dragged into a war, terrorists are flooding over our… https://t.co/mvUwBVcCuz — Matthew Marsden (@matthewdmarsden) June 19, 2024

Protesters demonstrating against fossil fuels spray-painted Stonehenge in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. A group called Just Stop Oil shared video on social media showing what it said were two “supporters” covering part of the megalith with orange powder paint around noon local time. WATCH: Just Stop Oil protesters spray the historic Stonehenge monument in orange paint pic.twitter.com/RGWHG0RX3y — GB News (@GBNEWS) June 19, 2024 “They are demanding that the incoming UK government commit to working with other governments to agree an equitable plan to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030,” the group said. Other people can be seen in the clip, which has garnered millions of views on X, intervening and taking away the fire extinguishers the protesters were using. Wiltshire police said officers arrested two people following the incident in the afternoon. “At around noon, we responded to a report that orange paint had been sprayed on some of the stones by two suspects,” Wiltshire police said. “Officers attended the scene and arrested two people on suspicion of damaging the ancient monument.” Police added, “Our enquiries are ongoing, and we are working closely with English Heritage,” referring to the charity that cares for hundreds of historical monuments, buildings, and places — including Stonehenge. Just Stop Oil identified the protesters as a 21-year-old student from Oxford and a 73-year-old from Birmingham. The group noted the demonstration took place one day before the summer solstice is expected to draw thousands of people to the site. “Orange powdered paint has been thrown at a number of the stones at Stonehenge. Obviously, this is extremely upsetting and our curators are investigating the extent of the damage,” said an X account for Stonehenge run by English Heritage. “More updates to follow but the site remains open.” Just Stop Oil claimed the orange powder paint was made of cornflour and should wash away in the rain. BBC correspondent Paul Clifton, who reported to the scene at Stonehenge after the incident, said he “heard a suggestion that because it is powder paint and the weather is dry and sunny, it may perhaps be removed without lasting damage, but they will need experts to inspect the stone before forming an opinion.” In recent years, climate activists have used paint to target various works of art in museums, a private jet, and monuments in places across Europe. The act of vandalism at Stonehenge drew some outrage from public officials, including U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “Just Stop Oil are a disgrace,” he said on X.

America is in the middle of a very serious moral and economic crisis — and these two crises are deeply interconnected. An Axios article titled, “Never back down: Rich and powerful exploit post-shame society,” exposes some interesting information about this. Zachary Basu writes: America is reaching the pinnacle of a post-shame society forged by Donald Trump and reinforced by powerful patrons. Nearly 50 years after Richard Nixon resigned before ever being charged with a crime, the GOP is a month away from nominating a convicted felon to be president. Polls suggest the race is extremely close. While he may represent the most extreme example, Trump isn’t the only one who has realized a lack of shame can be a crucial survival skill.  Put aside the fact that our “post-shame political society” actually arrived with Bill Clinton — when it turned out you could overtly make the case it was fine to mess with the interns because that was just a “sex issue.” “Post-shame society” has been in place for a very long time in the United States. The real question in the United States is: Why don’t we have a guilt-based society? Cultural anthropologists distinguish between two different types of societies when it comes to your internal feelings about anything you have done wrong: guilt-based societies and shame-based societies. Guilt-based societies are internally directed; they are typically linked with Judaic and Christian moral systems. These would be systems in which you feel guilty before God because you have violated God’s moral scruples. A person feels an internal sense of guilt, whether or not anybody knows about what they did. A shame-based society is one in which the society sets the standard, and society makes you feel ashamed and makes you “lose face.” Cultural anthropologists closely associate shame-based societies with countries like Japan or China. The idea is that you will be shamed into doing what is right. Over the course of the last several decades as religion has declined in America, guilt-based society shifted into shame-based society, which has now shifted into a post-shame society. We were once a guilt-based society; people felt an internal obligation to act morally at the political level. That meant, politicians felt an actual sense of responsibility to solve the problems they were charged with solving. WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show Politicians didn’t have to be shamed into acting morally; they felt an internal moral compulsion to try to do things that they’d been tasked with doing. They felt a moral duty to do the right thing. With the decline of religion and a belief in moral absolutes, society shifted to a shame-based society, and political correctness replaced our moral system — and God. People would shame you into saying certain things or acting certain ways. That has reared its ugly head in wokeness — the idea of shaming someone in public if they didn’t use the proper pronouns; say untrue things about America being a white supremacist society; put dumb lawn signs out that state, “In this house, we believe…”; or post a black square during Black Lives Matter to proclaim solidarity with people who were rioting. If you didn’t, you were publicly shamed. We became a shame-based society because all your actions were directed toward the public and what the public thinks of you. Now we have reached the reaction to that, which is the post-shame society. Basu is correct that we are a post-shame society, but I don’t think it revolves around Donald Trump. I do think it has to do with our entire rootless, Godless system. Once you have a society that casts out God in favor of societal shaming and then replaces societal shaming with the blowback to that, the standards of the society are plainly wrong. Thus, we won’t return to internal feelings about a moral God and what He demands of us. We’re going to practice moral relativism in a society that has a really bad set of standards, which means we will just have no standards at all. You end up with shamelessness on every single side of the political realm. That means our politicians become frivolous, shameless, and stupid, and they don’t care about the actual problems facing the United States of America on a broad scale. That is why I’m quite pessimistic about the possibility that our politicians actually solve our problems because they don’t feel they are somehow implicated in our country’s problems on a moral level. They don’t feel a higher moral impulse to do what is right, simply because it’s right. Today, very few Americans — unless they are regular churchgoers, people who are deeply ensconced in religious community — feel an internal compulsion to do the right thing anymore. Particular politicians may be interested in solving problems from time to time, but overall, the general kind of arc of the political universe in the United States bends towards foolish frivolity, toward bread and games as the Republic dies from the inside. This directly relates to economics. There is a chart from the Federal Reserve that shows the federal government’s national defense consumption expenditures and gross investments. The entrance payments on our debt now exceed what we spend on national defense every year. This is a very real problem. If what we are paying to bondholders, many of whom are foreign bondholders, exceeds what we are spending on our national defense, that is the sign of an unstable and sick governmental structure. It means that we are not going to have the actual resources in order to arm up, to face a hostile world, to keep the seas free. We are not going to have the ability to ensure shipping lanes. We’re not going to have the capacity to defend Taiwan; a Chinese blockade of Taiwan would disrupt the semiconductor market and amount to a global depression of extreme severity. Meanwhile, Jonathan van Ness from “Queer Eye For The Straight Guy” is at the White House gallivanting around in a dress. There are still families of the soldiers killed in Afghanistan who have never been to the White House. The national debt is now so extreme that it will exceed $50 trillion by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office. They projected yesterday the federal debt will exceed 122% of the United State’s annual economic output by 2034. The deficit will swell to $1.9 trillion this fiscal year and keep growing until the overall national debt hits $50.7 trillion a decade from now. The budget in the United States continues to expand. Medicare and Social Security are running low on funds. Within just a few years, the interest on the debt is going to exceed the payments we owe for Social Security. This is a bipartisan problem because our frivolous political class doesn’t feel any sort of guilt-based moral impetus to solve serious problems. Instead, they push those serious problems into next week for the purposes of winning today. And then, once they win, what are the actual demands that are made upon them? Fairly minimal. It is the job of our politicians to telescope and balance our present needs with the needs of the future. But our politicians don’t want to do this anymore. They’ve abdicated any sort of guilt-based obligation to do the right thing simply because it’s the unpopular thing. Nobody actually wants to take responsibility for solving the serious problems that face the country. Few of our politicians are capable of even looking down the line at the serious problems we face because there’s no internal compass driving them to solve the problem. And that is a genuine bipartisan problem.

Kevin Costner finally broke his silence about those Jewel dating rumors and said there was no truth to them, making it clear that he and the singer are just friends. During the 69-year-old actor’s appearance on the Sirius XM “The Howard Stern Show,” the host asked the superstar actor if he was in love and said he’d heard rumors that the “Yellowstone” star and singer — born Jewel Kilcher — were an item, TMZ reported. Costner said “no” to both questions, and said that those dating claims are nothing more than rumors. “Jewel and I are friends,” Costner said. “We’ve never gone out. She’s special. And I don’t want these rumors to ruin our friendship because that’s what we have.” “She’s special, I mean she’s beautiful enough to go out with,” he added, noting that images that came out of the time they spent in December at Richard Branson’s Necker Island made it look like something it wasn’t. “I don’t want the press to ruin this for us.” “Because I’ve had conversations with her text-wise … and so we have a friendship. We don’t have a romance. We’ve not dated. It’s just never happened for us,” Costner continued, noting that he’s had to explain to his kids that nothing is going on between them. Kevin Costner has set the record straight over the romance rumors surrounding him and singer Jewel. pic.twitter.com/HUqiaK6sXq — Page Six (@PageSix) June 19, 2024 In April, Jewel didn’t confirm or deny the two were romantically involved months after photos surfaced of the two stars looking cozy at the Branson charity event in the Caribbean. “He’s a great person,” the singer said. “The public fascination is intense for sure.” In December, a TMZ photo showed Costner with his arms wrapped around the 49-year-old singer while she was speaking at a microphone and appeared to be sitting on Costner’s lap at the event. Sources told the outlet Costner and Kilcher — flew to the Caribbean together and stayed there after the event before flying back together as well. “There was definitely something going on,” a source told the outlet. “They were flirty, and when they were together, it was like they both just lit up.” In 2023, Costner and his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner finalized their divorce after nearly 18 years of marriage. The pair share three children together. The “Dances with Wolves” star was previously married to Cindy Costner, with whom he shares three children. The couple divorced in 1994. He also has a son with Bridget Rooney. Kilcher shares a son with her ex-husband, professional rodeo cowboy Ty Murray. Related: Kevin Costner Rumored To Be Dating Superstar Singer After Cozy Photos Surface

An illegal immigrant charged over a fatal car crash in Colorado last week had previously been deported multiple times, according to immigration authorities. Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, a 47-year-old Mexican national, was accused last week of crashing a semi-truck that caused the death of one person and caused another person serious injury. ICE said on Monday that the man had either been deported to or voluntarily returned to Mexico at least 16 times in the past, Denver7 reported. Mendoza, who initially faced vehicular homicide charges, now faces one count of careless driving resulting in death and three counts of careless driving resulting in injury, according to the Denver Post. The illegal immigrant is currently detained on a $50,000 bail in Jefferson County Jail. The fatal crash on June 11 resulted in the death of 64-year-old Scott Miller and involved Mendoza driving off the road and dumping the pipe and angle iron he was hauling onto five other vehicles. The crash took place on Interstate 285 near Conifer, Colorado. Colorado State Patrol said they believe Mendoza was speeding when he got into the wreck. He was reportedly driving for Monique Trucking. Mendoza was previously ordered to be deported after he was convicted of drug charges in Oregon back in 2002. At the time of the accident, he was facing another deportation order. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The incident is just the latest in a string of high-profile arrests of illegal immigrants for crimes. Last weekend, 23-year-old Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was arrested for the murder of 37-year-old Rachel Morin. Hernandez is accused of murdering Morin, a mother of five, when she was out on a hike in Harford County, Maryland, in August 2023. Hernandez is suspected of a January 2023 murder in El Salvador and of assaulting a 9-year-old girl in California. According to the Tulsa Police Department, Hernandez “violently assaulted a 9-year-old girl and her mother during a home invasion” in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, the NYPD arrested an illegal immigrant suspected of tying up and raping a 13-year-old girl in broad daylight in a park in Queens. The suspect is a 25-year-old illegal immigrant from Ecuador who is believed to have entered the United States in 2021, according to the New York Post. Republican lawmakers have called on President Joe Biden to tighten border security amid the surge of illegal immigrants being released into the United States.

Lamor Whitehead, a prominent Brooklyn bishop known for his flashy lifestyle, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for wire fraud and attempted extortion. The 45-year-old preacher, often referred to as the "Bling Bishop" due to his penchant for expensive suits and luxury cars, was found guilty on multiple counts, including lying to federal agents. Whitehead's downfall began when he was accused of defrauding his own parishioners. One victim, an elderly woman, was persuaded to invest $90,000 of her retirement savings with promises that it would help her purchase a home. Instead, Whitehead used the funds to sustain his extravagant lifestyle, buying luxury goods and covering personal expenses. When the woman demanded her money back, Whitehead continued to deceive her, claiming he was unable to return the funds​. NEW: "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead jailed for violating a restraining order, claimed ties to Mayor Eric Adams in extortion scheme. Whitehead was caught using his role as a pastor to intimidate Pauline Anderson by improperly displaying confidential case files. "Touch not my… pic.twitter.com/8x4HChtksQ — Hank (@HANKonX) May 20, 2024 The bishop's fraudulent activities extended beyond his congregation. He was also convicted of attempting to extort $5,000 from a businessman. Whitehead further tried to secure a $500,000 loan from the same businessman, offering supposed political favors in return. These favors, he claimed, could be obtained through his connections with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, though he knew he could not fulfill these promises​​. Additionally, Whitehead submitted a falsified application for a $250,000 business loan, using doctored bank statements that grossly inflated his financial status. His fraudulent behavior did not end there; during the investigation, Whitehead lied to FBI agents, compounding his legal troubles​​. VLOG II June 17: Bling Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who said he could get Eric Adams to do favors, sentenced to 108 months (9 years); Judge Schofield said while some congregants praise him, his testimony at trial was contrary to the evidence. https://t.co/1pGecxXvAK pic.twitter.com/v1oIQ8cKkh — Inner City Press (@innercitypress) June 17, 2024 U.S. Attorney Damian Williams highlighted the betrayal of trust that marked Whitehead's crimes. "Lamor Whitehead abused the trust placed in him by a parishioner, tried to obtain a fraudulent loan using fake bank records, bullied a businessman for $5,000, and lied to federal agents," Williams stated. "Whitehead’s reprehensible lies and criminal conduct have caught up with him, as he now stands convicted of five federal crimes and faces time in prison"​​. The sentencing marks a significant fall from grace for Whitehead, who had previously made headlines when his church was robbed during a live-streamed service in July 2022. Despite his claims of innocence and accusations of a biased trial, the jury's verdict and the judge's sentence reflect the severity of his actions. Whitehead's case serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of exploiting positions of trust for personal gain. His conviction underscores the commitment of law enforcement to hold individuals accountable, regardless of their status or public persona. Whitehead will begin serving his sentence immediately, with his future prospects in ministry and public life significantly dimmed by his criminal record. The post NY Bishop Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud and Attempted Extortion appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

An image shared on X claims to show former president Donald Trump holding someone’s hand to help him off stage. Here is a photo of Trump having to hold someone’s hand to guide him off stage. I’m sure this will get just as much coverage as the daily “BiDeN oLd” story gets. pic.twitter.com/N4NxYqK4Ye — No Lie with […]

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